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The Office of Educational Accountability has completed an investigation of complaints against Grant County High School Principal Claudette Herald and has recommended two procedural changes.
The OEA, which is under the Kentucky Department of Education, is responsible for investigating complaints.
“We will address the report, but there was nothing of high concern that’s a problem,” said Grant County Superintendent Ron Livingood.

Ed and Ronnie Gabbert share a bond like few brothers.
The Grant County siblings both were drafted by the U.S. Army to serve in the Vietnam War a year apart, to the day.
They were even in the same unit.

Tears streamed down the tall, white-haired man’s face. He dabbed at his eyes behind dark sunglasses and wrestled inwardly with finding his voice.
“I’m sorry,” he said quietly, after a long pause.
Charles Lorentz’s voice cracked when he found the words to express what being able to see the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall meant to him.

The grand jury, which met July 10, returned indictments against 13 people.
The indictment of a person by a grand jury is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Those indicted were:
• Amber J. Flanagan, 24, trafficking in a controlled substance in the first degree, first offense.
• Alyssa M. Cull, 18, trafficking in a controlled substance in the first degree, first offense.
• Bobby W. Amyx, 29, receiving stolen property with a value of $500 or more.

A Williamstown High School social studies teacher will be among a small group of educators selected to help voice opinions from across the state on reform efforts.

Paradise Forbes is one of 21 educators chosen from a large pool of highly competitive candidates as part of Hope Street Group’s inaugural cohort of Kentucky Teacher Fellows.
Hope Street Group is a national nonprofit organization known for its teacher engagement work.

A standing-room only crowd of more than 40 people watched July 1 as the Dry Ridge City Council shot down a payroll increase.
The question remains, however, if another increase will be brought back to the table.
“I think it’s dead,” said Mayor Clay Crupper. “They can’t seem to agree.”